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ERA
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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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The End of Summer
1961 1h 43m JA
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7.5
BANGER
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100%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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84
METACRITIC
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7.7
IMDB
★7.5TMDB · 115🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes●84Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 4,794
Drama
Synopsis
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The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Setsuko Hara
Akiko
Yōko Tsukasa
Noriko
Michiyo Aratama
Fumiko
Keiju Kobayashi
Hisao
Masahiko Shimazu
Masao
Hisaya Morishige
Isomura Eiichirou
Chieko Naniwa
Sasaki Tsune
Reiko Dan
Yuriko
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Writers
- Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Toshirō Mayuzumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kôichi Iwashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Setsuko Hara and Yōko Tsukasa and Michiyo Aratama carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0055052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yasujirō Ozu directs. Asakazu Nakai behind the camera. Toshirō Mayuzumi scores. Kôichi Iwashita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Toshirō Mayuzumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kôichi Iwashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Setsuko Hara and Yōko Tsukasa and Michiyo Aratama carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0055052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Original score
- Toshirō Mayuzumi
- Editing
- Kôichi Iwashita
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 84/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.7/10 · 4,794 votes
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total
Also by
Yasujirō Ozu
Production companies
Who made it
- TA
Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
JP
TOHO
JP
Key crew
- ProducerMasakatsu Kaneko
- ProducerSanezumi Fujimoto
- EditorKôichi Iwashita
- ProducerTadahiro Teramoto
- Lighting TechnicianChōshirō Ishii
- Sound RecordistKôichi Nakagawa
- Art DirectionTomoo Shimogawara
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sake
- family relationships
- kyoto, japan
- brewery
- shōwa era (1926-89)
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1961-10-29
Also known as
International titles
- Kohayagawa-ke no akiJP
- Autumn for the Kohayagawa familyUS
- El otoño de la familia KohayagawaES
- Dernier CapriceFR
- Early AutumnUS
- 小早川家の秋JP
- The Last of SummerUS
- L'autunno della famiglia KohayagawaIT
- Осень в семействе КохаягаваSU
- The End of SummerUS
